Erinaceus frontalis A. Smith, 1831 . S. Afr. Quart. J., 2: 10,29.

TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, " Cape Colony"; N. Graaff Reinet Dist .

DISTRIBUTION: South Africa; Zimbabwe; Namibia; S.W. Angola.

COMMENT: Includes angolae; see Corbet, 1974, Part 1.4:2. Type locality restricted by Ellerman et al., 1953:18.

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301403005006001001 as Aethechinus angolae .